Wirraway
21st Nov 2004, 08:26
Sun "ChannelNewsAsia"
Posted: 21 November 2004 1457 hrs
Valuair serves up Aussie-style barbecue to promote Perth flights
By Yvonne Cheong, Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE : Over a thousand participants had an alfresco meal at the Padang this weekend for a barbecue organised by no-frills airline, Valuair.
Serving up Aussie fare -- and we're not just talking about air-ticket giveaways and contests, but also 2,000 sausages, 1,500 steak fillets and plenty of booze and wine from Down Under.
It is all part of a ValuAir's blitz to get Singaporeans acquainted with the great Australian outdoors, as the airline starts flying to Perth next month.
For S$15, two persons could have a barbecue platter and a drink.
"The meat is lovely -- it's really well cooked; the beer is tasty, and it feels like an Australian barbecue here in Singapore. It's fantastic."
Even Australians are being targeted by Valuair.
Valuair CEO Sim Kay Wee said, "Australians who are normally taking a day off to fly off to Sydney and all that are now coming to Singapore. And we're now selling Singapore, as well Singapore plus Bangkok, Singapore plus Hong Kong for the Aussies."
And if the Singapore-Perth route takes off, travelling to other Australian cities could be cheaper too.
Said Australian High Commissioner Gary Quinlan, "There are other cities obviously which would want to benefit out of that opportunity. And once they see the numbers of tourists moving in both directions, I think the market will take care of that." - CNA
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Posted: 21 November 2004 1457 hrs
Valuair serves up Aussie-style barbecue to promote Perth flights
By Yvonne Cheong, Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE : Over a thousand participants had an alfresco meal at the Padang this weekend for a barbecue organised by no-frills airline, Valuair.
Serving up Aussie fare -- and we're not just talking about air-ticket giveaways and contests, but also 2,000 sausages, 1,500 steak fillets and plenty of booze and wine from Down Under.
It is all part of a ValuAir's blitz to get Singaporeans acquainted with the great Australian outdoors, as the airline starts flying to Perth next month.
For S$15, two persons could have a barbecue platter and a drink.
"The meat is lovely -- it's really well cooked; the beer is tasty, and it feels like an Australian barbecue here in Singapore. It's fantastic."
Even Australians are being targeted by Valuair.
Valuair CEO Sim Kay Wee said, "Australians who are normally taking a day off to fly off to Sydney and all that are now coming to Singapore. And we're now selling Singapore, as well Singapore plus Bangkok, Singapore plus Hong Kong for the Aussies."
And if the Singapore-Perth route takes off, travelling to other Australian cities could be cheaper too.
Said Australian High Commissioner Gary Quinlan, "There are other cities obviously which would want to benefit out of that opportunity. And once they see the numbers of tourists moving in both directions, I think the market will take care of that." - CNA
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